Driver killed, passenger injured following high-speed collision between two cars at Coors Boulevard and St. Joseph's Drive in Albuquerque, New Mexico
Two fatalities in separate crashes overnight in ABQ
Officers discovered “a white 2008 Chevrolet Impala was traveling southbound on Coors approaching St. Joseph’s. At the same time, a blue 2007 Toyota Yaris was making a westbound turn from northbound Coors when it impacted into the Impala,” police spokesman Chase Jewell said in an email.
Police report 2 fatal crashes overnight
The driver of the Impala and several passengers fled the scene, and another passenger from the Impala was transported for non-life-threatening injuries. Alcohol and speed were contributing factors, police said.
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